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at the time of his death. Sons: Harmonius, Daniel,
Isaac, Simeon, Reuben, Levi and Sterling. Daugh¬
ters: Lydia, married William Hamblin ; Elizabeth,
married Uri Parish; Melessa, married A. H. Brown ;
Olive, married William Lamb.
HARMONIUS ALGUIRE
was born in Cornwall, December 27th, 1802, came to
Yonge in 1815, resided for some years at Addison
and in Kitley, returning to the vicinity of Farmers¬
In the 26th year of his age, he married Jerusha,
Mr. Alguire served his
ville.
daughter of George Cornell.
apprenticeship as a blacksmith with Joseph Pratt,
and continued at the business until thirty years of
age, when he engaged in farming upon an extensive
scale, removing to Farmersville in 1860, where he
still resides. At one time he was the owner of over
one thousand acres of land in the Township, ex¬
clusive of village property. He is the father of nine
children, three sons and six daughters. Lewis and
Sarah died in infancy; Isaac C.; Reid Burritt;
Allura married S. A. Taplin, Esq. ; Eleanor married
S. B. Williams ; Lydia married L. D. Phillips ; Maria
married Frank Wiltse ; Selina married J. P. Lamb.
For many years Mr. Alguire has been one of the
leading citizens of the County, a prominent member
of the Liberal Party, serving as Township Councillor
for ten years, twice representing the Municipality in
the Counties’ Council, and also having been a
member of the District Council. As a Grammar
School Trustee, he labored with untiring zeal to
maintain the High School at Farmersville ; and we
only do Mr. Alguire simple justice by recording the
fact, that without his assistance Farmersville would
not have been the educational centre which it is
to-day.
Isaac C. Alguire, eldest son of Harmonius, has
been for seven years a member of the Township
Council, representing Yonge in the Counties’ Council
for three years. He is a High School Trustee.
Ried Burritt Alguire, educated at the High
School, matriculated at Albert College, entered the
mercantile business, has been a member of the
Council for two years, serving as Deputy Reeve
in 1878.
THE WILTSE FAMILY.
It is supposed that the Wiltse family is of Dutch
Origin, emigrating from Holland about the year
1624, and arriving in America with the Puritans.
The following memorandum of the family was
written by the late Captain Joseph Wiltse, in 1856.
It will be observed that it commences with an
account of the family of his grandfather, on his
It
GRANDFATHER WILTSE, ON FATHER’S SIDE.
Jeremiah Wiltse, born October 4th, 1718; married
March 13th, 1744, Mary, his wife, who was born
October goth, 1721. Children: Thomas, born Octo¬
ber gth, 1745; Cornelius, born October 31st, 1746 ;
John, born March 31st, 1748; Hannah, born Feb¬
ruary 14th, 1750; William, born July Irth, 1751;
Ruth, born July gth, 1753; Elizabeth, born May
14th, 1755; Benoni, born July 2nd, 1758; Mary,
born March 19, 1760; Phoebe, born July roth, 1761 ;
James, born March roth, 1764; Jeremiah, born Janu¬
ary 14th, 1768.
GRANDFATHER ON MOTHER’S SIDE.
Joseph Marks, born February 2nd, 1720; married
Elizabeth, born October 14th, 1725. Children:
Joseph, born January 24th, 1748; Ebenezer, born
November 24th, 1750; John, born January 3rst,
1752; Experience, born March 24th, 1754; Isaac,
born August 28th, 1756; Rachel, born November
I, 1759; Comfort, born June 25th, 1762; Elizabeth,
born June ioth, 1763; Hezekiah, born February
18th, 1769.
FATHER’S FAMILY.
Benoni Wiltse, born July 2nd, 1758; married May
22nd, 1777, Rachel, who was born November Ist,
1759. Benoni died August 28th 1824; Rachel, his
Children: Benoni,
born December 25th, 1777; Joseph, born April 17th,
1782, Susannah, born April 18th, 1782—ttwins ; Eliza¬
beth, born November 4th, 1784; James, born October
6th, 1786; Rachel, born March 18th, 1789 ; Comfort
M. and Mary, born December 28th, 1790—twins ;
Hannah, born August roth, 1792; Sarah, born Nov¬
ember roth, 1794; William, born August 29th, 1797 ;
Philip M., born September 30th, 1799.
CAPTAIN JOSEPH WILTSE’s FAMILY.
Joseph Wiltse, born April 17th, 1782. His first
wife was Drusilla, born February 18th, 1787 ; mar¬
ried February 13th, 1803. Children: Rachel, born
January 30th, 1804 ; Deborah, born June 3oth, 1806 ;
Susannah, born November 5th, 1808 ; William, born
April 18th, 1811; Matilda, born June 16th, 1814;
Hannah, born March 12th, 1817; Maitland, born
January gth, 1820; Charles, born April 13th, 1822;
Barnabas, born November 4th, 1824; Drusilla, born
September gth, 1827. His first wife, Drusilla, died
September gth, 1827.
Married second wife, May 7, 1829. Children:
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